KOLHAPUR : The plans to set up a multi-modal logistics park or integrated container depot (dry port) at Ranjani in Sangli have been cancelled. This was revealed in the response of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to an RTI application filed by an activist from Sangli.

The JNPA response said the memorandum of understanding signed between the port authority and the Maharashtra government about the Ranjani dry port is cancelled. Moreover, as per the Union finance ministry’s guidelines, no new dry ports can be set as Maharashtra’s requirement has been fulfilled.Sangli MP Sanjaykaka Patil said there is no truth to the claims that the dry port is not happening. Patil said that due to some issues, the site was changed to Salgare village in Miraj tehsil of Sangli. “The National Highway Logistics Management Limited is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to implement dry port plans. We are in discussion with the state industries department, which has approved the transfer of land. Salgare village has 450 acres at a crucial point connecting the National Green Corridor Highway. The State Government is going to transfer 230 acre immediately. The work will start in two months,” said Patil.